DELIVER Nigeria

DEcent LIVelihoods for small scale producers delivered through Economic & Resilient food systems in Nigeria ("DELIVER")

Market-based solutions for better nutrition outcomes

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Empowering smallholder vegetable farmers to improve livelihoods, strengthen food systems, and promote healthier diets in Nigeria.

DELIVER Nigeria is a three-year initiative supporting smallholder vegetable farmers in Kano and Kaduna States to improve productivity, incomes, market access, and dietary diversity through supply, demand, finance, and market-based food systems interventions.

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DELIVER Nigeria at a glance

DELIVER Nigeria supports smallholder vegetable farmers in Kano and Kaduna States to improve livelihoods, strengthen food systems, and promote healthier diets.

Project timeline

2024–2027

A three-year initiative for resilient food systems

Funded through the Accelerating Resilient Food Systems in Africa programme, DELIVER Nigeria strengthens supply, demand, finance, and market pathways for nutritious vegetables.

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states

Working across Kano and Kaduna States in northern Nigeria.

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smallholder vegetable farmers

Supporting women and youth farmers to improve productivity, income, market access, and dietary diversity.

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demonstration plots

Establishing practical farmer learning sites to support good agronomic practices and improved vegetable production.

ARFSA

funding programme

Funded through the Accelerating Resilient Food Systems in Africa programme.

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integrated pathways

Supply, Demand, and Finance pathways designed to improve income, nutrition, and food system resilience.

Programme / Project Introduction

DELIVER Nigeria

DELIVER Nigeria is a three-year initiative, running from 2024 to 2027, that supports smallholder vegetable farmers in Kano and Kaduna States to improve productivity, incomes, market access, and dietary diversity.

Funded through the Accelerating Resilient Food Systems in Africa (ARFSA) programme, the project focuses on empowering women and youth farmers through improved agricultural practices, financial inclusion, market linkages, and behavior change interventions that promote vegetable consumption.

By strengthening both supply and demand for nutritious vegetables, DELIVER Nigeria contributes to more resilient food systems and healthier communities.

2024–2027 Kano & Kaduna States Women & youth farmers ARFSA funded

25,000

smallholder vegetable farmers supported

1,200

demonstration plots established

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priority states: Kano and Kaduna

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pathways: Supply, Demand and Finance

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DELIVER Nigeria

Strengthening vegetable value chains for resilient food systems

Project Description

DELIVER Nigeria is implemented by the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) in partnership with East-West Seed Knowledge Transfer Foundation (EWS-KT) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR). The project seeks to improve the livelihoods of 25,000 smallholder vegetable farmers while promoting the consumption of diverse and nutritious diets.

  • Train farmers on good agronomic practices.
  • Establish 1,200 demonstration plots.
  • Reduce post-harvest losses through targeted activities.
  • Run community and market-based demand creation campaigns.
  • Support access to finance and financial literacy training.
  • Facilitate market linkages for smallholder vegetable farmers.
  • Build the capacity of extension agents, input suppliers, and other sector stakeholders.

Integrated project pathways

Supply Improving productivity, agronomic practices, post-harvest handling and sector capacity.
Demand Promoting vegetable consumption and supporting behavior change for healthier diets.
Finance Improving financial literacy, access to finance and market linkage opportunities.

Project Goal

What DELIVER Nigeria aims to achieve

Through its integrated Supply, Demand, and Finance pathways, DELIVER Nigeria aims to create sustainable improvements in income, nutrition, and food system resilience across Kano and Kaduna States.

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Goal 01

Improved livelihoods

Empower smallholder vegetable farmers, especially women and youth, to improve productivity, increase income, access markets, and build more resilient livelihoods.

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Goal 02

Healthier diets

Promote the consumption of diverse and nutritious vegetables to improve dietary diversity and contribute to healthier communities in Kano and Kaduna States.

Publications and Resources

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Contact

For queries on DELIVER Nigeria, partnership opportunities, programme resources, or country-level activities, contact Martin Tajan Musa, Project Coordinator – DELIVER
Nigeria, GAIN Nigeria on [email protected]